Vaasco the Honorable

Vaasco Cruzado (the Crusader) (1052-) was a general of the Kingdom of Castile.

Biography
Vaasco was a Basque nobleman, hence his name. He had no surname, but came to the court of King Alfonso VI of Castile and was made a general of his army. During the Reconquista, he captured Valencia from El Cid's renegade army and later took Granada from the Moors, and in 1130 he led the assault on Cordoba, driving the Moors from Castile's lands.

He became known as "the Crusader" for participating in the First Crusade against Antioch, and became known as "Vaasco Cruzado".